/ 12 December 2000

THREE GUILTY FOR FATAL NIGHTCLUB STAMPEDE

THREE men charged with detonating teargas in a Durban nightclub, causing a stampede in which 13 children died, have been found guilty of culpable homicide. Judge Jan Hugo found each of the men – connected to a rival nightclub – guilty on 13 counts of culpable homicide, 56 counts of common assault and one count of illegal possession of teargas. Selvan Naidoo, Vincent Pillay and Sivanathan Chetty had originally been charged with murder. – AFP